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the north is barack obama's virginia; urban, diverse, high tech and highly educated. as home to the pentagon, virginia receives more federal spending than any other state, and three out of every four of those dollars ends up here, in northern virginia. that may explain why students in the area are willing to give the president the benefit of the doubt. >> given the state of the united states and the economy that he came in with, he's done a wonderful job so far. it wouldn't have been easy to turn this around no matter who was elected. >> reporter: but the president isn't taking votes here for granted. since he was elected, he's visited northern virginia community college campuses five times. and even here, with all the federal spending and an unemployment rate around 4%, his handling of the economy is a tough sell. >> everyone that i've known in my class that have graduated, they are working like unpaid internships, which is kind of like feeling like an indentured servant. >> reporter: the president may be popular here, but for students, the thrill is gone. >> now the
the north is barack obama's virginia; urban, diverse, high tech and highly educated. as home to the pentagon, virginia receives more federal spending than any other state, and three out of every four of those dollars ends up here, in northern virginia. that may explain why students in the area are willing to give the president the benefit of the doubt. >> given the state of the united states and the economy that he came in with, he's done a wonderful job so far. it wouldn't have been easy...
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i don't have a college education. they're going to find me out. they're going to say, 'she doesn't belong here.'" >> hinojosa: "she's not one of us." >> so i worked harder than any human being should. but that's what we do in order to make up for when we don't believe in our own ability. we just keep working and working and working and working. >> hinojosa: so i've talked about the fact that you are very revealing with your life, and i'm hoping that, you know, people will be inspired to read more of your work because you are so revealing. but of course, the question that i have, and this is coming from someone who also wrote a memoir, who was quite revealing, is: why? why do you want other people to know? and i do wanto talk about wh your childhood was like, because you were a little girl who had to suffer through being silent, being silenced, being punished physically a lot. but the thing that struck my heart was your relationship with your mom and feeling like sometimes your mom didn't love you. and so i'm like, "why? there's a reason why diane
i don't have a college education. they're going to find me out. they're going to say, 'she doesn't belong here.'" >> hinojosa: "she's not one of us." >> so i worked harder than any human being should. but that's what we do in order to make up for when we don't believe in our own ability. we just keep working and working and working and working. >> hinojosa: so i've talked about the fact that you are very revealing with your life, and i'm hoping that, you know,...
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broadcast around the continent, "shuga" is a drama that provides aids education and broaches taboo subjects. we talk to an aids activist about its impact. on "art beat, we look at the national storytelling festival. it began 40 years ago in the appalachian town of jonesborough, tennessee, and now is one of the largest annual gatherings of storytellers in the country. and a program note-- "sound tracks: music without borders"-- offers behind-the-scenes stories about the power of music to touch hearts and change the world. the program features four artists, and includes interviews and live performances. it airs tonight on pbs. find a link to "sounds tracks" and much more on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> woodff: and again to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the afghanistan conflict. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are nine more. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. on monday, we'll look at the presidential candidates on foreign policy. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. "w
broadcast around the continent, "shuga" is a drama that provides aids education and broaches taboo subjects. we talk to an aids activist about its impact. on "art beat, we look at the national storytelling festival. it began 40 years ago in the appalachian town of jonesborough, tennessee, and now is one of the largest annual gatherings of storytellers in the country. and a program note-- "sound tracks: music without borders"-- offers behind-the-scenes stories about the...
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author and educator lou heckler has been thinking about the three "p"s of success. >> i've been fascinated by top performers all my life, from athletes to adventurers, from money-makers to money donators. it seems to me their peak performance success comes down to three "p"s: prepare, persist, and prevail. prepare-- oddly enough, most high achievers have told me they weren't always sure what they were preparing for, but they knew if they read voraciously, studied their competitors and aroused their curiosity constaly, they wld be preparedo seize a new direction or new market when the need arrived. persist-- people i've interviewed mix their naturally impatient selves with the patience to allow a new idea to germinate. they welcome feedback, even change minor directions if needed but, keep their eyes on the prize. prevail-- peak performers don't prevail with arrogance or heavy- handedness. they may seem a bit ruthless in their personal pursuit but, they still recognize the need to be gracious with those around them. when i was a youngster, people used to say, you'd better mind your "p"s and
author and educator lou heckler has been thinking about the three "p"s of success. >> i've been fascinated by top performers all my life, from athletes to adventurers, from money-makers to money donators. it seems to me their peak performance success comes down to three "p"s: prepare, persist, and prevail. prepare-- oddly enough, most high achievers have told me they weren't always sure what they were preparing for, but they knew if they read voraciously, studied their...
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viviana and her parents are migrant field workers. >> neither of them get a high school education so they really don't understand they don't know like, the stress of going through it or anything like that. all they know that i get good grades and i'm going to graduate high school. >> and maybe college, too. >> i stress out a lot with my college work but it's... i would rather stay in my college class and take a billion finals than work a day in the fields. >> reporter: though some students like viviana go to college to take classes, for most college comes to them. >> remember that this is a transferable credit so make sure you identify that. >> reporter: here at memorial college high school, four college professors travel to the campus to teach dual enrollment classes to juniors and seniors. qualified high school seniors are also getting approved to teach college classes at the high school. the principal has noticed a difference. >> i see the kids taking college classes because it's the cool thing to do and it makes them very proud and competitive amongst their classmates. >> reporte
viviana and her parents are migrant field workers. >> neither of them get a high school education so they really don't understand they don't know like, the stress of going through it or anything like that. all they know that i get good grades and i'm going to graduate high school. >> and maybe college, too. >> i stress out a lot with my college work but it's... i would rather stay in my college class and take a billion finals than work a day in the fields. >> reporter:...
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support the healthcare, like we support education in this country. and it is a right and never should have been connected with your job in the first place. >> wall street should pay for all of the things that they need, because we bailed them out to the tune of $13 trillion. >> you can't create an economy by making cuts, things don't grow by cutting. >> eastabrook joins us now from chicago, diane we have seen protests at such global summits turned destructive in the past, what precautions have businesses taken in downtown chicago? >> i am standing on south street, the heart of chicago's financial district and i will tell you, it seems like a sunday morning down here, it is that empty. a lot of the banks, some of the bigger companies like boeing and aon requested employees work from home today, i talked to some doctor's offices too and actually closed today so it is very quiet here in chicago. >> you are just a block away from the board of trade and right near the federal reserve bank of chicago. the city received 19 million in federal grants, 37 mill
support the healthcare, like we support education in this country. and it is a right and never should have been connected with your job in the first place. >> wall street should pay for all of the things that they need, because we bailed them out to the tune of $13 trillion. >> you can't create an economy by making cuts, things don't grow by cutting. >> eastabrook joins us now from chicago, diane we have seen protests at such global summits turned destructive in the past, what...
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when a girl in the developing world receives seven or more years of education, she marries four years later and has 2.2 fewer children. when women and girls earn income, they reinvest 90% of it into their families, as compared to only 30%-40% for men. per the coalition for adolescent girls, investing in girls starts a virtuous cycle that reduces poverty, aids, hunger and perhaps even war. yet of the world's 130 million out-of-school youth, 70% are girls. organizations such as the girl effect and kiva seeking to change history by giving girls in developing countries access to education or loans to start small businesses. studies show that when you improve a girl's life, you improve the health, hygiene, and overall lives of her brothers, sisters, parents, and beyond. now that sounds like a great return on investment to me. i'm manisha thakor. for more information on this nbr special edition "conscious capital" and of course, our daily market coverage, head to our website.. you'll find us at nbr.com. >> tom: that's it for this special edition of "ghtly business report." i'm tom hudson. g
when a girl in the developing world receives seven or more years of education, she marries four years later and has 2.2 fewer children. when women and girls earn income, they reinvest 90% of it into their families, as compared to only 30%-40% for men. per the coalition for adolescent girls, investing in girls starts a virtuous cycle that reduces poverty, aids, hunger and perhaps even war. yet of the world's 130 million out-of-school youth, 70% are girls. organizations such as the girl effect...
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we've reached a critical crossroads when it comes to funding higher education in this country. what we've always done isn't working anymore. it's time for a thoughtful redesign of the post-secondary system. the fast forward must be focused onetter servingherowi mberf low income. first generation, minority and adult students across america. the great recession exposed our needs for a more education work force and a new system that can deliver it. if we intend to compete in the global economy, we have to find a way to train a lot more workers for skilled jobs. it could be the most serious challenge that we face as a nation and it's time for policy makers and business leaders to take action. i'm jamie merisotis. >>some of us parents, of course i'm 20 years away from second de, still packing lunches for the second grader. >> make sure they do their homework and get good grades. >> tom: that's "nightly business report" for tuesday, august 21. good night, susie, and everyone. >> susie: good night, tom. thanks for watching, everyone. we'll see you online at nbr.com and back here tomor
we've reached a critical crossroads when it comes to funding higher education in this country. what we've always done isn't working anymore. it's time for a thoughtful redesign of the post-secondary system. the fast forward must be focused onetter servingherowi mberf low income. first generation, minority and adult students across america. the great recession exposed our needs for a more education work force and a new system that can deliver it. if we intend to compete in the global economy, we...
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higher education cannot be a luxury reserved for a privileged few. it's an economic necessity for every family and every family should be able to afford it. >> susie: americans now owe more on their student loans than on credit cards, and student debt is teetering near $1 trillion. but e treasuryeleased a report today showing college still pays. in 2011, people with college degrees earned over 60% more money than those with just a high school diploma. >> susie: more americans could be going to bed hungry. republicans want congress to cut up to $2 billion from the food stamp program in this year's farm bill. food stamp rolls have doubled in the past eight years, to 46 million people as the great recession took its toll. one national restaurant chain is trying to solve the nation's hunger problem in a unique way. diane eastabrook explains. >> welcome to panera cares. >> reporter: sometng unusual is happening inside this restaurant. >> we want to make sure everybody can get something to eat whether or not they can afford it. >> reporter: today the paner
higher education cannot be a luxury reserved for a privileged few. it's an economic necessity for every family and every family should be able to afford it. >> susie: americans now owe more on their student loans than on credit cards, and student debt is teetering near $1 trillion. but e treasuryeleased a report today showing college still pays. in 2011, people with college degrees earned over 60% more money than those with just a high school diploma. >> susie: more americans could...
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here's author and educator lou heckler. >> a few weeks back i was reading a story that one of the casual dining restaurant chains is removing salt shakers from its tables and reducing the salt in its most popular dishes. we've all seen many of the casual and fast food places revamping their menus to make them healthier. it got me thinking about how hard it is to overcome inertia in any business. funny, isn't it? somehow it seems easier to add to what we do than it is to take it away. when i worked full time in television we would often get a big response when we dropped a program and very little when we added one. a long-time friend used to work in a hospital-based weight-loss program. she would suggest that people make simple changes in their lives before radically altering their eating habits. she'd ask them to rearrange their furniture at home or sleep on the opposite side of the bed first. it was hard for them. so, is there some salt on your table that needs to be removed? an old habit set aside? it won't be easy. a spanish proverb says, habits are at first cobwebs, then cables. i'm
here's author and educator lou heckler. >> a few weeks back i was reading a story that one of the casual dining restaurant chains is removing salt shakers from its tables and reducing the salt in its most popular dishes. we've all seen many of the casual and fast food places revamping their menus to make them healthier. it got me thinking about how hard it is to overcome inertia in any business. funny, isn't it? somehow it seems easier to add to what we do than it is to take it away. when...
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department of education and administered through state programs. troops to teachers takes veterans from service to the country, to service in the classroom. >> it just gave me another support area. >> reporter: erickson says her military background helps her in the classroom. >> the discipline plus the flexibility. everyday, it seems like it's going to be the same thing, but it's not. >> reporter: troops to teachers does not place teachers or educate them, but instead facilitates their hiring and provides some financial assistance for those who need additional education to meet certification requirements. those accepted by the program have four-year degrees. ashford harrigan is the arizona manager of troops to teachers and a product of the program. >> and the purpose was to fill the void in our high need areas-- math and science and special education-- and those types of environments and school districts that needs them. >> reporter: troops to teachers has placed six veterans at alhambra high school, 521 in arizona and 15,000 nationally. >> susie:
department of education and administered through state programs. troops to teachers takes veterans from service to the country, to service in the classroom. >> it just gave me another support area. >> reporter: erickson says her military background helps her in the classroom. >> the discipline plus the flexibility. everyday, it seems like it's going to be the same thing, but it's not. >> reporter: troops to teachers does not place teachers or educate them, but instead...
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need to do is taking the reform and building the institution so they ne a robust healthcare system and education system. therthere is a growing inequaliy between rich and poor in china and that is a grave concern for the new leadership. >> the outgoing president 'senet corruptions that you haven't heard from a chinese leader. saying "combatting corruption is a major political issue" how big of an economic issue is it. they are going to lose faith in the government and you can see somwide scale issues coming about. the question is can they tackle corruption and they have not been successful yet. $120 billion has left the country in graft. it filters through to the provinces and it's a big issue. >> are you looking at china puta significant barrier to foreign investment? >> you can't do business inchi . they have to be connected to the chinese government. it leaves american companies a a bit edgy. >> let's talk about the newleade announced as the general secretary of the chinese party. he's vice president of china. he has a long resume of a chemical engineer degree and served in the army and he gr
need to do is taking the reform and building the institution so they ne a robust healthcare system and education system. therthere is a growing inequaliy between rich and poor in china and that is a grave concern for the new leadership. >> the outgoing president 'senet corruptions that you haven't heard from a chinese leader. saying "combatting corruption is a major political issue" how big of an economic issue is it. they are going to lose faith in the government and you can...
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. >> there's no question that the cost of providing education isn't even close to commensurate with the price that people are being asked to pay. >> reporter: but for students, the answer is simple-- spur the economy. >> we need jobs that are worth $200,000 educations being made in the private sector and the public sector, in ways that allow for students to have jobs that they love while also making the amount of money they've put into their education. >> reporter: the report doesn't include loans at for-profit colleges. since the vast majority of their students take on debt, the numbers could be higher. sylvia hall, nbr, washington. >> susie: the future of >> susie: the future of manufacturing was an important issue in the presidential debate earlier this week. president obama and mitt romney argued about the best way to bring back jobs to american factory floors. many manufactures say they need workers, but can't find them with the right skills. but now, some companies are joining forces with community colleges to change that. diane eastabrook has details. >> reporter: a couple of yea
. >> there's no question that the cost of providing education isn't even close to commensurate with the price that people are being asked to pay. >> reporter: but for students, the answer is simple-- spur the economy. >> we need jobs that are worth $200,000 educations being made in the private sector and the public sector, in ways that allow for students to have jobs that they love while also making the amount of money they've put into their education. >> reporter: the...
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after the market close, the focus was on a weak outlook from for-profit education firm devry. new student enrollment is expected to drop as costs continue rising. devry stock was down about 1% during the regular session, and fell 20% from this closing price after the warning tonight. that puts the stock around $22. despite today's sour market mood, we saw plenty of monday merger announcements. e ggest was the chinesplay for canadian energy company nexen. nexen shares stock shot up more than 50%. china's cnooc has offered $27.50 per share. in the utility energy industry, n.r.g. has offered to buy fellow independent power producer genon for $1.7 billion in stock. the buyer n.r.g. was up 8%, while the target, genon, shot up almost 26%. peet's coffee has an offer to go private for almost $1 billion, or $73.50 per share. shares of peet's jumped 27.8%, closing justelow theuyout offer. the bidder is the same german investment firm that owns perfume maker coty, which was unsuccessful in its effort to buy avon earlier this year. two regional railroads want to get on the same track. gen
after the market close, the focus was on a weak outlook from for-profit education firm devry. new student enrollment is expected to drop as costs continue rising. devry stock was down about 1% during the regular session, and fell 20% from this closing price after the warning tonight. that puts the stock around $22. despite today's sour market mood, we saw plenty of monday merger announcements. e ggest was the chinesplay for canadian energy company nexen. nexen shares stock shot up more than...
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here's author and educator lou heckler. >> all times in history have demanded creative people, but it seems that it is truer today than ever before. the good news is: we have a ready pool of bright, experienced people to draw upon: baby boomers. look, i know this is a little self-serving since i am one, but are we using this brain power that still hungers to contribute or are we sending our 65-year- olds and older into retirement with a watch and a handshake? george bernard shaw won a nobel prize when he was 70. mark twain wrote two books at 71. even thomas jefferson was still concocting inventions and dreaming up ideas into his seventies and eighties. if your organization has hit a bit of plateau right now, how about seeking some older men and women who would like to contribute their ideas? no one person and no one age group has all the answers, but by asking a broad range of people the right questions? some really fresh and innovative directions will emerge. i'm lou heckler. >> tom: and finally, as we wrap up our coverage of this jobs friday, we bring you one woman's story of how sh
here's author and educator lou heckler. >> all times in history have demanded creative people, but it seems that it is truer today than ever before. the good news is: we have a ready pool of bright, experienced people to draw upon: baby boomers. look, i know this is a little self-serving since i am one, but are we using this brain power that still hungers to contribute or are we sending our 65-year- olds and older into retirement with a watch and a handshake? george bernard shaw won a...
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. >> men are starting to enter women-dominated sectors such a health and education, and they are starting to compete for those jobs, as well. so that's a new development. >> reporter: and clearly there are social forces as well, like sexism and bias against working mothers. advocates say one way to help more women find good paying jobs is to force employers to adopt family-friendly policies. >> we don't mandate paid sick days. paid vacations aren't mandatory, paid time off, flextime-- they're just... we don't have good policies for balancing work and family. >> reporter: there's one thing women can't blame for trouble finding work, and that's education. women earn more bachelors and masters degrees than men, and education is a far bigger predictor of employment prospects than gender. erika miller, "nightly business report," new york. >> tom: while we're talking about the impact of the recession, have you looked at your investments lately? tonight's "money file" focuses on making up lost ground. here's donna rosato, senior writer at "money" magazine. >> the financial crisis and sluggish re
. >> men are starting to enter women-dominated sectors such a health and education, and they are starting to compete for those jobs, as well. so that's a new development. >> reporter: and clearly there are social forces as well, like sexism and bias against working mothers. advocates say one way to help more women find good paying jobs is to force employers to adopt family-friendly policies. >> we don't mandate paid sick days. paid vacations aren't mandatory, paid time off,...
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that doesn't mean you cut national security, basic infrastructure, education, research. those are core functions of government. you fix the big entitlement programs which the source of the exploding debt and you do a tax reform to grow as quickly as possible. >> i'm hearing some people say that maybe we get a deal where we phase out the payroll tax cut going away or we, that the president might want some kind of jobs program. do you think that's possible and how big could it be for next year. >> i think it's possible that we would see a bit of both. we would see something by way of either an extension of at least part of the payroll tax cut or some equivalent tax cut to boost the economy. because i think there is a lot of support by the republicans tos would the economy some measure. jobs program might be harder so with the republicans. but perhaps extending unemployment which is an important thing. >> could republicans take a jobs program or stimulus, whatever you want to call continuation a program to help the economy and would that make sense? >> if we got a good deal
that doesn't mean you cut national security, basic infrastructure, education, research. those are core functions of government. you fix the big entitlement programs which the source of the exploding debt and you do a tax reform to grow as quickly as possible. >> i'm hearing some people say that maybe we get a deal where we phase out the payroll tax cut going away or we, that the president might want some kind of jobs program. do you think that's possible and how big could it be for next...
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re's author and educator lou heckler. >> on a trip to london, i ran across an interesting newspaper feature called on a typical day in london. it described how many how many of those black taxis would pass you, how much you would likely spend on parking and such. one statistic really got my attention: on an average day, you will be on camera 300 times. we're not talking on camera like the one i'm on right now, we're talking security cameras. then, just the other day, my wife and i were having breakfast out at one of those ubiquitous coffee places, a woman came by with one of the most unusual baby strollers i'd ever seen. i commented to her that it was really quite wonderful and before i could finish she blurted, i know you! you spoke at our conference last friday. it reminded me of a great piece of advice i got years ago when i an old friend said, just remember, you're always under your people are watching you like hawks every day to see if your actions match your words. it really doesn't matter if were being watched 300 times a day or once. what people around us value are consistency, comp
re's author and educator lou heckler. >> on a trip to london, i ran across an interesting newspaper feature called on a typical day in london. it described how many how many of those black taxis would pass you, how much you would likely spend on parking and such. one statistic really got my attention: on an average day, you will be on camera 300 times. we're not talking on camera like the one i'm on right now, we're talking security cameras. then, just the other day, my wife and i were...
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gained 5.8%, and grand canyon education rallied 4.3%. speaking of student loans, the senate may be getting closer to a deal that would avoid a big spike higher of student loan interest rates come july 1. without congressional okay, rates are due to double for stafford loans. also moving among consumer stocks-- news corp. as we mentioned earlier, the market likes the idea of two companies instead of one, bidding the shares up to a multi-year high after the company confirmed it is considering splitting in two. we have more analysis on the news corp stock on our web site, nbr.com. you can find it under the "blogs" tag with michael kahn. housing was another area rebounding, thanks to the higher sales prices many top markets experienced in the past month. the homebuilders exchange traded fund gained 2%. it is in the middle of the trading range it's been in between $19 and $22 per share since the end of january. corn prices have rallied almost 10% over the past two sessions as hot dry weather continues across parts of the corn belt. that has h
gained 5.8%, and grand canyon education rallied 4.3%. speaking of student loans, the senate may be getting closer to a deal that would avoid a big spike higher of student loan interest rates come july 1. without congressional okay, rates are due to double for stafford loans. also moving among consumer stocks-- news corp. as we mentioned earlier, the market likes the idea of two companies instead of one, bidding the shares up to a multi-year high after the company confirmed it is considering...
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here's author and educator lou hecker. >> my wife and i decided we needed a new refrigerator. we talked budget and what features we wanted and headed for the main appliance chain. a salesman greeted us immediately. "we're looking for a refrigerator," i said. "how much money do you have," he spurted. seemed like a funny early question to me, so i replied, "you mean, how much do i have total?" i smiled. he didn't. he rolled his eyes and motioned us back to that section of the store. we didn't like what we saw or the way we were treated, so we went to a smaller store. hm, same questions, same departure without a purchase. we headed for one of the major national appliance sellers that night. i knew some of their evening help were school teachers by day and sales people by night. "we're looking for a new refrigerator," i told the pleasant-looking fellow who approached. "well," he smiled impishly, "tell me about your dream refrigerator and let's see if i can fulfill your fantasy!" we both laughed, told him what we were thinking. "oh, man, this is great," he continued. "you're going
here's author and educator lou hecker. >> my wife and i decided we needed a new refrigerator. we talked budget and what features we wanted and headed for the main appliance chain. a salesman greeted us immediately. "we're looking for a refrigerator," i said. "how much money do you have," he spurted. seemed like a funny early question to me, so i replied, "you mean, how much do i have total?" i smiled. he didn't. he rolled his eyes and motioned us back to that...
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. >> i think it's increased awareness across the higher education front about the need to provide useful and adequate information to students. >> reporter: the idea is to help students ballpark their expected college cost, and the amount of debt they could take on to earn a degree. but the information isn't always complete, and could add more confusion to a process that's already too complicated. >> students and parents probably have too much information. there's so much formation out there it's hard for them to focus on what's really important in helping them make the right decisions. so a lot of the conversation is about new disclosures, part of the conversation has to be about streamlining the current disclosures. >> reporter: draeger showed us this book of all the things colleges and universities have to disclose to potential students. while a lot of this information explains what college will cost. consultant mark schneider says that's only half of what families should know. >> the information about wages, which is for me is the ultimate validation of the value of the degree, which
. >> i think it's increased awareness across the higher education front about the need to provide useful and adequate information to students. >> reporter: the idea is to help students ballpark their expected college cost, and the amount of debt they could take on to earn a degree. but the information isn't always complete, and could add more confusion to a process that's already too complicated. >> students and parents probably have too much information. there's so much...
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here's author and educator lou heckler. >> i have always been intrigued by peak performers-- those who innovate and change the way we think on a consistent basis. in robert kelley's book, "how to be a star at work," he lists a series of traits about top performers. i just want to cover one of them: taking the initiative in ideas and actions. i spend a lot of time with managers and leaders from fortune 500 companies. i always ask them, what is missing from the fresh faces you hire these days? almost invariably, they talk about people who can follow well but don't know how to take the lead. here's what some of the best minds tell us initiative-takers do. first, they readily look for problems to solve. when no one else wants to jump into a tough spot, they step forward. second, they look for the white spaces. they don't just look at what's in front of them. instead, they ask, what's missing here? third, they persist, even when nay-sayers abound. you know the drill: there's always going to be someone when you do take initiative saying, do you really think we should be the first? or worse s
here's author and educator lou heckler. >> i have always been intrigued by peak performers-- those who innovate and change the way we think on a consistent basis. in robert kelley's book, "how to be a star at work," he lists a series of traits about top performers. i just want to cover one of them: taking the initiative in ideas and actions. i spend a lot of time with managers and leaders from fortune 500 companies. i always ask them, what is missing from the fresh faces you...
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labor expert robert bruno says the teachers see current plan as an attack on public education. >> so from their perspective they're not just bargaining some narrow bread and butter issues, but they're looking at the collective bargaining process as a way to truly transform in a dramatic way what public education can and should be. >> reporter: mayor emmanuel also wants to add roughly 50 more charter schools to the nearly 100 the city already has. those schools get public funding, but typically don't employ union teachers and don't follow the same regulations as public schools. the striking teachers call them a drain on their schools. >> we believe that public money should be spent on the children's education and that charter schools should not be for profit. >> reporter: bruno says the timing of the strike and its outcome could prove uncomfortable for president obama this close to the november election. >> it does not serve his political objectives to have the third largest teachers union on strike. it can't be what he wants. >> reporter: this strike comes at a time when illinois is
labor expert robert bruno says the teachers see current plan as an attack on public education. >> so from their perspective they're not just bargaining some narrow bread and butter issues, but they're looking at the collective bargaining process as a way to truly transform in a dramatic way what public education can and should be. >> reporter: mayor emmanuel also wants to add roughly 50 more charter schools to the nearly 100 the city already has. those schools get public funding,...
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by that i mean focus on rule of law in utilities and education. ere's been some progress. one example is in 2001 basically no girls were going to school and today you've got about three million in school. and that's a powerful weapon against... >> rose: and the taliban comes back, what happens? >> already they're attacking girls school. there's a recent report they had poisoned more than 100 girls in one school system. >> rose: because they were inmc. >> yes. >> rose: there's also this controversy which seems to be ongoing and maybe it's just about history now but when in fact al qaeda... when in fact osama bin laden was in tora bora what is your veron... at is your understanding of what happened so that he escaped into pakistan? >> well, my understanding is pretty clear. we knew he was there; we reported he was there, we provided this intelligence to the white house to... >> rose: and by being there you mean specifically where he was. >> absolutely. >> not just within a hundred mile range. >> it was really the... al qaeda's command and4 fallback position high up in the mo
by that i mean focus on rule of law in utilities and education. ere's been some progress. one example is in 2001 basically no girls were going to school and today you've got about three million in school. and that's a powerful weapon against... >> rose: and the taliban comes back, what happens? >> already they're attacking girls school. there's a recent report they had poisoned more than 100 girls in one school system. >> rose: because they were inmc. >> yes. >>...
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have some policies on education. on families, there are a million things to talk about in the country. but he's got to have something new each day. something that begins to have an argument. >> woodruff: well, meanwhile, mark, he has rick santorum and newt gingrich nipping at his heel. now the romney camp says it's just about mathematically impossible, for them too much kaup. is that right? that it's just about -- >> yes, i mean the argument is there, that it becomes very, very tough for them. i think it becomes almost impossible for gingrich. his own campaign has said he has to win both alabama and mississippi on tuesday. if he is even going to be a regional candidate which would then give himself carolina, georgia, alabama, mississippiment but gingrich does make one point about romney that i thik is valid. and deserves romney's attention. and that is romney has beaten rick santorum in both michigan and ohio but outspending him at a minimum of four to one. and gingrich points out you're not going to have that kind o
have some policies on education. on families, there are a million things to talk about in the country. but he's got to have something new each day. something that begins to have an argument. >> woodruff: well, meanwhile, mark, he has rick santorum and newt gingrich nipping at his heel. now the romney camp says it's just about mathematically impossible, for them too much kaup. is that right? that it's just about -- >> yes, i mean the argument is there, that it becomes very, very...
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look at trust and wall street, we close out with some though on aderip and honest here's author and educator, lou heckler. >> what do you look for in a leader? a few years ago authors james kouzes and barry posner posed that question as they prepared a wonderful book called the leadership challenge. of all the traits they listed, these were the top four: a leader must be honest. a leader must be competent. a leader must be forward- looking. a leader must be inspirational. i have smiled as i read the first two again, given that honesty trumped competence. maybe its not surprising. we have had a spat of so-called leaders do a lot of lying in the past few years: ing about company profits, lying about extramarital affairs, lying even about college degrees they didn't earn. we understand that our leaders will stumble and not always be competent in every area, but we seem to long, i seem to long, for ones who will lead me with honesty and forthrightness. mark twain once said, always do what's right. this will gratify some people and astonish the rest. if i'm going to play the grown- up version of
look at trust and wall street, we close out with some though on aderip and honest here's author and educator, lou heckler. >> what do you look for in a leader? a few years ago authors james kouzes and barry posner posed that question as they prepared a wonderful book called the leadership challenge. of all the traits they listed, these were the top four: a leader must be honest. a leader must be competent. a leader must be forward- looking. a leader must be inspirational. i have smiled as...
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susie: and finally, it's our new friday feature "lou's been thinking" with management consultant and educator lou heckler. tonight, lou's been thinking about angels and a 2,000 mile trail. >> i've been thinking about trail angels. several of our friends have hiked the appalachian trail, that amazing 2,184 mile path from georgia to maine. and they all talk about the trail angels. it seems that people who live along the trail do things to help the hikers who make the trip. they may leave bottled water at the trails edge or tie treats on low-hanging branches so hikers can grab an apple or a cereal bar for a boost of energy. sometimes, they just sit along the trail and to encourage the hikers. it got me thinking about trail angels in my life. i've never hiked the appalachian trail, but i've had a few angels. one was miss king. she taught english to seventh and eighth graders and she loved the language. she wanted us to love it, too. we were required to memorize and recite for the class at least an eight-line poem every week. she even made us learn the lost art of diagramming sentences. at a 40th
susie: and finally, it's our new friday feature "lou's been thinking" with management consultant and educator lou heckler. tonight, lou's been thinking about angels and a 2,000 mile trail. >> i've been thinking about trail angels. several of our friends have hiked the appalachian trail, that amazing 2,184 mile path from georgia to maine. and they all talk about the trail angels. it seems that people who live along the trail do things to help the hikers who make the trip. they...
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. >> susie: and finally tonight, time for "lou's been thinking" with author and educator lou heckler. let's see what's on lou's mind tonight. >> i've been thinking about responsibility. like you, i occasionally have one of those nutty experiences at a retail store where someone in customer service explains why they can't help me. why do we place so many people in customer-contact spots and then not allow them to make responsible decisions? doest responsible mean able to respond? am i the only one who gets tired of being told, i'll have to ask harold about that? about five years after my wife and i built our current home, the driveway started to develop spider cracks. we called the builder simply to ask for some advice. he came over himself and said, this looks like our fault. we'll pour you a new driveway. wow, we were well past any new- home warranty, but he took responsibility. so, how can we inspire that in the people who work for and with you? here are three ideas: one, make your policies short, clear, and do-able by everyone, top to bottom. two, support decisions your lower-level
. >> susie: and finally tonight, time for "lou's been thinking" with author and educator lou heckler. let's see what's on lou's mind tonight. >> i've been thinking about responsibility. like you, i occasionally have one of those nutty experiences at a retail store where someone in customer service explains why they can't help me. why do we place so many people in customer-contact spots and then not allow them to make responsible decisions? doest responsible mean able to...
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to education, which is what you're after to improve your life. >> this is the life you will lead if you have a child at this age and this is the life you could have if you stay in school and get an education. (multiple speakers). >> don't the reality shows, the point of the reality shows that they are busting stereotypes showing how rot 10 is to be a teen mother -- video. (multiple speakers) (multiple speakers). >> -- just being on tv is enough for some people to think it's cool. >> you got to care. here is the life you can have if you don't get pregnant. that's important. at the same time though, frankly we have been way too accepting of teenaged motherhood in this country at every refuel i'm not saying to scorn people but shouldn't be celebrated. >> that's it for edition of too the contrary. next week for women's history month, a special show honoring women making history. let us know who you think is the most influential woman in history. please check our website, c cbs.org. this week, gay marriage makes headlines nationwide. and whether your views for agreement or to the contrar
to education, which is what you're after to improve your life. >> this is the life you will lead if you have a child at this age and this is the life you could have if you stay in school and get an education. (multiple speakers). >> don't the reality shows, the point of the reality shows that they are busting stereotypes showing how rot 10 is to be a teen mother -- video. (multiple speakers) (multiple speakers). >> -- just being on tv is enough for some people to think it's...
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. >> here's my plan for the next four years: making education and training a national priority. building on our manufacturing boom. boosting american-made energy. reducing the deficit responsibly by cutting where we can and asking the wealthy to pay a little more. >> tom: while neither candidates mentioned the fiscal cliff in last night's debate, they did talk a little about the automatic spending cuts piece of the fiscal cliff. >> and i will not cut our military budget by a trillion dolrs, which a combinaon of the budt cuts the president has, as well as the sequestration cuts. that, in my view, is making... is making our future less certain and less secure. >> first of all, the sequester is not something that i've proposed; it is something that congress has proposed. it will not happen. the budget that we are talking about is not reducing our military spending, it is maintaining it. >> tom: darren gersh is our washington, d.c., bureau chief. >> well, i have to tell you, the defense industry was really excited about this. the ceo of the aerospace industry association had a confe
. >> here's my plan for the next four years: making education and training a national priority. building on our manufacturing boom. boosting american-made energy. reducing the deficit responsibly by cutting where we can and asking the wealthy to pay a little more. >> tom: while neither candidates mentioned the fiscal cliff in last night's debate, they did talk a little about the automatic spending cuts piece of the fiscal cliff. >> and i will not cut our military budget by a...
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their homes, their children, trying to drive education into the process, and yet at the same time, it might look a little different. 36% of advisors seem to think that millennials may not enjoy the same wealth that their parents did. >> susie: it's a tough situation. bernie clark of schwab advisors. >> very much appreciated. >> susie: a hopeful message today from german chancellor angela merkel during her first visit to greece since europe's debt crisis began three years ago. she told greece's prime minister she hopes greece will stay in the euro-zone and she can "see the light at the end of the tunnel." but that's not how the greeks see it. tens of thousands of people demonstrated outside the parliament building in athens, protesting tough cutbacks the country is being forced to make in exchange for bailout loans. many demonstrators were wearing nazi uniforms. they target merkel as the architect of the tough austerity measures. many investors are stressed and nervous about the upcoming earnings season, even though those earnings from alcoa were better than expected. yum brands also h
their homes, their children, trying to drive education into the process, and yet at the same time, it might look a little different. 36% of advisors seem to think that millennials may not enjoy the same wealth that their parents did. >> susie: it's a tough situation. bernie clark of schwab advisors. >> very much appreciated. >> susie: a hopeful message today from german chancellor angela merkel during her first visit to greece since europe's debt crisis began three years ago....
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lingual glycerin based tonic or tincture you could place under your torning i think many people who are educated and understand the benefits of the plant will probably start to navigate towards ose produc lines. >> tom: tripp, have you had any interest in dixie elixirs from more traditional consumer companies. >> i have, alcohol alcohol, tobacco and big pharma. we have certainly heard from several of those industries. and potentially expressing an interest. this is a market that is growing from $2 billion today to in excess of $9 billion likely in the next four years. you're talking about hockey stick growth, tom. and i think it would be fool toirb think that these industries are not look very closely at companies like ours. >> tom: are they looking for all 50 states to move in the direction that colorado has or waiting to hear what kind of, what kind of stance the drug enforcement agency or for that matter congress is going to take on the kinds of ames that have legalized the use of marijuana like colorado voters approved? >> at the end of the day we're interested as an industry to understand w
lingual glycerin based tonic or tincture you could place under your torning i think many people who are educated and understand the benefits of the plant will probably start to navigate towards ose produc lines. >> tom: tripp, have you had any interest in dixie elixirs from more traditional consumer companies. >> i have, alcohol alcohol, tobacco and big pharma. we have certainly heard from several of those industries. and potentially expressing an interest. this is a market that is...
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i'm not talking about education and guidance. i'm talking about messing up big-time-- that's what you do when you're a kid. you remember-- you spend money on a toy and it breaks the first time youse i you lose your quarter and can't buy a treat with all your friends. it's painful, it's heartbreaking, but it's also memorable. and it's fixable-- not by parents rushing to replace the money that's been spent or lost, but by staying strong. give a hug and encourage your child to take a look at where she went wrong and how she could do better next time. being a kid is the one time in life when it's not only okay to make money mistakes, it's critical. these errors are not going to affect their credit. they're going to reinforce their ability to problem-solve and even help them become more resilient when things don't go the way they planned, which, from a parenting standpoint, doesn't sound like a mistake to me. i'm alisa weinstein. >> tom: here's what we're watching for tomorrow: more housing data-- we'll get the february numbers on new
i'm not talking about education and guidance. i'm talking about messing up big-time-- that's what you do when you're a kid. you remember-- you spend money on a toy and it breaks the first time youse i you lose your quarter and can't buy a treat with all your friends. it's painful, it's heartbreaking, but it's also memorable. and it's fixable-- not by parents rushing to replace the money that's been spent or lost, but by staying strong. give a hug and encourage your child to take a look at where...
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they undermine education. the acculumation of evidence was such that i found i could no longer support no child left behind or any of these programs that say that teachers should compete with one another because they don't. teachers want to work together. they know that they're on the same team. they want to collaborate. the essence of every good school is collaboration and teamwork not competition. >> suarez: another big change in the years you've been talking about has seen foundations become big players in proposing and advocating new educational policies including privatization, parental control, increased use of charter schools. have have the foundations been a worthwhile addition to the debate over the future of education? >> i have a chapter in my book about... i call them the billionaire boys' club. the billionaires boys' club is led by the three biggest foundations in america, the gates undaon,he walt on foundation and the broads foundation. they give a lot of money to american education. i has been g
they undermine education. the acculumation of evidence was such that i found i could no longer support no child left behind or any of these programs that say that teachers should compete with one another because they don't. teachers want to work together. they know that they're on the same team. they want to collaborate. the essence of every good school is collaboration and teamwork not competition. >> suarez: another big change in the years you've been talking about has seen foundations...
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it is like the great equalizer in education. for kids who are trapped in schools that don't have many choices, or kids who are trapped in places that give them bad choices cyber schools are necessary. no matter who you are, where you live, you're going to get the same quality of service. >> i get 100% participation from my kids every single class and i get it through either them doing a problem on the board, sending me a chat. i get 100% every single class. >> right, so then we're going to multiply both sides. >> reporter: for p.a. cyber teachers like tom ward, the classroom is this workspace, designed with the look and feel of an internet start-up. >> so let's break you guys into groups of four. >> reporter: webcams allow for real-time teaching. >> i'm going to eliminate the last row of problems. >> and whatever teachers write or put on their screens can be seen by their students at home. >> and with the click of a button, we can access a different website, a different video clip, we can have students doing different things at
it is like the great equalizer in education. for kids who are trapped in schools that don't have many choices, or kids who are trapped in places that give them bad choices cyber schools are necessary. no matter who you are, where you live, you're going to get the same quality of service. >> i get 100% participation from my kids every single class and i get it through either them doing a problem on the board, sending me a chat. i get 100% every single class. >> right, so then we're...
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it means the education i'm getting isn't subject to the local nation. >> rose: and maybe you can educate yourself as a matter of fact you want to. >> i i was 14 before i could study a foreign language. i could choose spanish or french. i came from the richest nation on earth. n, imagine i yore fr years old and have the choice of 100 languages and you don't have to ask your parents' permission, the mayor's permirkz the local religious leader's position, or the president of the country's permission. now you're endeathering and unleashing the power of humanity to an extent we are never seen. >> rose: some of the concliewgs of your book, the destruction of paper. , new kinds of cash, new kinds of transactions. what do you mean by that? >> i can create a key and put it on my phone and then i can use my pne to open a door. but that's the most basic thing that happens. as soon as the key becomes a piece of software, i can flip the key to 20 people. then i can create a key that only works if i'm not in the house. i can create a key that only works if i am in the house. i can create these magical
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dedicated to its founders and interested in community development and education. additional funding also provided by mutual of america. designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. the tate of william j. carter. the james henson foundation and the corporation for public broadcasting. >>> welcome, i'm kim lawton, sitting in for bob abernethy. thank you for joining us. campaign 2012 heated up this week after governor mitt romney selected wisconsin representative paul ryan as his running mate. ryan is a roman catholic, and with vice president joe biden on the democratic side, this is the first time that both parties have catholics on the ticket. ryan agrees with his church's opposition to abortion and gay marriage, but he has generated debate in some catholic circles for his economic views. as chief author of the republican budget plan, ryan supports funding cuts for many social programs. some catholics, including bishops, argued that would hurt the poor. ryan's response -- >> as a catholic in public life, m
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a comprehensive natural gas bill not as an add-on to an education bill. let's do it the right way. >> tom: to follow up on your idea of providing and pushing incentives to continue to encourage more natural gas production when it comes to our fleet of vehicles. what kinds of role do you think the federal government ought to play? we've seen it get in trouble in terms much trying to pick winners in solar energy. >> you don't pick specific companies but say to anybody who wants to build a natural gas distribution center give them a tax incentive depending on how big the station has and what they're doing. you give incentives to converting fleets to natural gas and ow open and available to everyone. we can't discount wind and solar they're important to the future but have to make the production tax credit permanent. there are things we can do without picking winners and losers in certain companies but to spur growth in different forms of homegrown american energy. >> tom: the tax credit runs out this year. the book, a nation of wusses. >> thanks. >> tomorrow
a comprehensive natural gas bill not as an add-on to an education bill. let's do it the right way. >> tom: to follow up on your idea of providing and pushing incentives to continue to encourage more natural gas production when it comes to our fleet of vehicles. what kinds of role do you think the federal government ought to play? we've seen it get in trouble in terms much trying to pick winners in solar energy. >> you don't pick specific companies but say to anybody who wants to...
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economy, and also education. that's another thing governor romney talked about today, and it's the focus of president obama's visit on friday to a northern virginia high school. >> ifill: and they're spending a lot of time on college campuses as well, both of them. when you talk to voters as you go out to these campaign events and you see the people they're talking to, the people who come in the middle of the day, middle of the week to a political event, what are they curious about? what are they telling you? >> i talked to some voters today at the romney event, some of them were republican voters that had been a little slow to warm to romney. i talked to a gingrich voter, another voter who thought was romney conservative enough? they seem to be falling in line behind him. interestingly, several of the voters i talked to today in northern virginia today were obama voters four years ago. theskind of events usually get true believers. that's a sign there has been erosion for president obama in these suburbs. >> ifi
economy, and also education. that's another thing governor romney talked about today, and it's the focus of president obama's visit on friday to a northern virginia high school. >> ifill: and they're spending a lot of time on college campuses as well, both of them. when you talk to voters as you go out to these campaign events and you see the people they're talking to, the people who come in the middle of the day, middle of the week to a political event, what are they curious about? what...
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so, you know this is going all the way to help some kid, maybe have lunch, or breakfast or get an education. >> eleven-year-old jarek and his ten-year-old brother clay both bought necklaces from a mission that works in africa. >> it's a win-win for everybody because i really like this necklace, but the money goes to more >> a good cause. >> yeah. >> the gayer family also buys gifts for needy local children through a program called christmas angels. >>jarek delivers gifts with me on the day that we deliver for christmas angels. and he gets to see that, you know, sometimes life isn't always as nice as he has it at home. >> it's fun but it's like, life-touching because it's like you know that, ok, i have all this stuff and when you go to the person's house, it's just like (makes a surprised face), huh! it like, it just like touches your heart. >> this year, long's chapel also worked with the group stop hunger now to pack meals that will be shipped overseas. in one afternoon, the church put together more than 10,000 meals for haiti. clay says for him, that's the real meaning of christmas. >> ch
so, you know this is going all the way to help some kid, maybe have lunch, or breakfast or get an education. >> eleven-year-old jarek and his ten-year-old brother clay both bought necklaces from a mission that works in africa. >> it's a win-win for everybody because i really like this necklace, but the money goes to more >> a good cause. >> yeah. >> the gayer family also buys gifts for needy local children through a program called christmas angels. >>jarek...
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when romney talked about bipartisan solution and in massachusetts on education that was sort of a three for on the panderg to women frt, ther was a lot of mess sick in domestic .. a lot of domestic politics embedded into what was supposed to be a foreign policy debate. >> rose: mark and john, how are the romney people spinning this after the debate? >> well, they executed their plan, some of our colleagues disagree with the plan, they executed the plan they wanted to, both candidates were trying to do what they always try, bale to the base and swing voters and if you look at the reaction to the republican base they are very happy, 90 wa'tlusred and stood up and picked his spots where he would stand up to the president and disagree, i don't think there is any disappoint on this term he agreed with the president a lot, the goal was to be the reassuring, to show that he could be a commander in chief and in the trifecta of all three-s i don't think governor romney had moments where he said, oh, no this guy is unacceptable, i thought he started surprisingly nervous and i thought after a few
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>> i think we're wrong-footed in our approach to education. we are doing hard work earnestly, but i believe that we need to train citizens first and workers second. some years back, the marketplace business came into the world of education. education asked, what do you want? business said we want workers. now education has become all about training workers and all about income and all about salary and career. it needs to be about citizenship first and working second. i think we need a four-day workweek in this country. i think we need to suppress productivity. >> brown: you're often making arguments that really call on more of a role of government at a time when we're having an argument over that very thing. >> i think that's true. i think that this is, in fact -- and we may talk about this in a moment -- a values eection. i'm arguing for not bigger government but i think different government. president obama in the recent debate said in passing, you know, there are things that we do better together. i think we've lost sight as a society of th
>> i think we're wrong-footed in our approach to education. we are doing hard work earnestly, but i believe that we need to train citizens first and workers second. some years back, the marketplace business came into the world of education. education asked, what do you want? business said we want workers. now education has become all about training workers and all about income and all about salary and career. it needs to be about citizenship first and working second. i think we need a...
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because of his talk and his conversation about education and economy and how they intersect. and how important those two things are. they have to be together. mr. romney is a very nice man. i've met him. but somebody asked him in one of the town hall meetings about how middle america was going to get back to having a life. and he said yeah, you know, i'm really worried about my investments too. hello. middle america doesn't have any investments any more. we-- we don't have that benefit that we used to have. >> ifill: is anybody listening a flu to rick santorum who has been running here a lot? but hadn't really done well until iowa? >> yeah, i actually, rick was my second between newt and rick. what i like about rick is his principleses and his values. i spoke to him on several occasions and had a very good feel. >> ifill: does this election need or does the next president need to be an outsider, an insider or someone who has a little bit of outside inside cred? >> i would say outside inside cred. i this i that washington is an institution and if you don't have any experience,
because of his talk and his conversation about education and economy and how they intersect. and how important those two things are. they have to be together. mr. romney is a very nice man. i've met him. but somebody asked him in one of the town hall meetings about how middle america was going to get back to having a life. and he said yeah, you know, i'm really worried about my investments too. hello. middle america doesn't have any investments any more. we-- we don't have that benefit that we...
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education. i agree, education is key, particularly the future of our economy, but our training programs right flow we've got 47 of them housed in the federal government reporting to eight different agency. overhead is overwhelming. we've got to get the dollars back to the state and go to the workers to create their own pathways to train for the jobs that will really help them. the second area, taxation. we agree, we ought to bring the tax rates down, and i do both for corporation corporations anr individuals. but in order for not to lose revenue and have the government run out of money i lower deductions and credits and exempt yons so we keep taking in the same money when you also account for growth. the third area, energy, energy is critical and the president pointed out correctly that production of oil and gas in the u.s. is up. ut not due tohis policies. in spite of his policies. mr. president, all of the increase in natural gas and oil has happened on private land, not on government land. on
education. i agree, education is key, particularly the future of our economy, but our training programs right flow we've got 47 of them housed in the federal government reporting to eight different agency. overhead is overwhelming. we've got to get the dollars back to the state and go to the workers to create their own pathways to train for the jobs that will really help them. the second area, taxation. we agree, we ought to bring the tax rates down, and i do both for corporation corporations...
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. >> we are making higher education more of a private good. we are asking the individual families and the individual students to pay for their own education. the time when the state was the main contributor to the cost of higher education is gone. and i don't necessarily see us going back to that. >> brown: even with teresa sullivan holding her job at virginia, all in all, it's been a rough year for leaders of public universities. the universities of illinois, wisconsin and oregon have all seen top level changes in the past 12 months. and we pick up on parts of this story now, with gordon gee, president of ohio state university. george cohen is professor of law at the university of virginia law school and current chairman of the school's faculty senate. and anne neal is president of the american council of trustees and alumni, an independent, non- profit organization that tracks issues in higher education. and i should say for the record before we begin that i am a tuition-paying parent of a university of virginia student. that out of the way,
. >> we are making higher education more of a private good. we are asking the individual families and the individual students to pay for their own education. the time when the state was the main contributor to the cost of higher education is gone. and i don't necessarily see us going back to that. >> brown: even with teresa sullivan holding her job at virginia, all in all, it's been a rough year for leaders of public universities. the universities of illinois, wisconsin and oregon...